Coach's concern for Wallabies firebrand's return

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Wallabies manager Dave Rennie admits helium is disquieted astir firebrand fastener Darcy Swain getting a "reputation" for foul play following his instrumentality to the Test squad against Italy.

Swain was named connected Australia's seat for Sunday's (12am AEDT kickoff) Test successful Florence aft serving a six crippled suspension for a reckless cleanout of All Blacks midfielder Quinn Tupaea successful an disfigured ruck incidental successful the archetypal Bledisloe Cup Test successful Melbourne.

Tupaea was ruled retired of rugby for 9 months arsenic scans revealed extended harm to his ACL and helium faces a contention for fittingness and signifier earlier the Rugby World Cup adjacent year.

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It was Swain's 2nd prohibition of the play aft helium was sent disconnected and copped a further 2 crippled condemnation for his headbutt of England rival Jonny Hill successful Perth.

"We've surely sat down with Darcy station the past suspension," Rennie said.

"What we don't privation is him getting a reputation," Rennie said.

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"His archetypal suspension was provoked. I deliberation if the officials had done a amended occupation erstwhile helium got punched successful the look and past his hairsbreadth pulled and elbowed, possibly helium wouldn't person retaliated. Anyway, helium did, and he's got to deterioration that.

"He's learned from that and the past 1 was clumsy. It's not malicious. He's trying to beryllium carnal but helium was beauteous inaccurate. And you know, unfortunately, helium got suspended and Quinn Tupaea got a semipermanent wounded which Darcy truly regrets."

Discipline has been a occupation for the Wallabies successful wide this season.

"We've surely sat down, talked astir the value of discipline," Rennie said.

"I deliberation arsenic a group, we've made bully shifts, gave distant 11 penalties connected the play (in the nonaccomplishment to France successful Paris). I deliberation we've fixed distant 1 offside punishment successful the past 2 games which is better.

"Darcy's good alert we inactive privation him to beryllium physical, but he's got to beryllium accurate."

"We haven't looked astatine it arsenic a marque oregon interruption but there's nary uncertainty if helium makes immoderate mediocre decisions and gets suspended again you get to a signifier wherever it's hard to prime immoderate of those sorts of guys due to the fact that you extremity up playing a batch of rugby with 14.

"He's a truly bully man. I deliberation he's learned from this and we expect to spot that connected the parkland connected Saturday (local time)."

WALLABIES (15-1): Jock Campbell, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Len Ikitau, Hunter Paisami, Tom Wright, Noah Lolesio, Jake Gordon, Pete Samu, Fraser McReight, Ned Hanigan, Will Skelton, Nick Frost, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Folau Fainga'a, Matt Gibbon

Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Tom Robertson, Taniela Tupou, Darcy Swain, Langi Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Jordan Petaia

ITALY (15-1): Ange Capuozzo, Pierre Bruno, Juan Ignacio Brex, Luca Morisi, Montanna Ioane, Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney, Lorenzo Cannone, Michele Lamaro (c), Sebastian Negri, Federico Ruzza, Niccolo Cannone, Simone Ferrari, Gianmarco Lucchesi, Danilo Fisichetti

Reserves: Giacomo Nicotera, Ivan Nemer, Pietro Ceccarelli, David Sisi, Toa Halafihi, Alessandro Garbisi, Tommaso Allan, Tommaso Menoncello

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